École Sainte Catherine holds Francophone Christmas concert

Chris McGarry Dec 25, 2023 10:00 AM
Interspersed between the musical performances were skits performed by students, such as this about the Christmas season in Bethlehem and preparing for the birth of Christ. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Grade 1 and 2 students at Ecole Sainte-Catherine sing a lively Francophone Christmas song during the concert. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Grade 5 and 6 students sing ‘O Nuit de Paix’, which means ‘Holy Night’ in English during the Francophone Christmas concert that took place Ecole Sainte-Catherine in Lac La Biche on Tuesday, Dec. 19.▲
‘Little Drummer Boy’, being sung by Grade 3 and 4 students at the concert. Chris McGarry photo.▲
Riyanka Chatterjee plays ‘Must be Santa’ on the piano during the Christmas concert which took place at Ecole Sainte-Catherine on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Chris McGarry photo. While the various grades of students sang and performed skits throughout the Francophone concert in French, individual students played instrumentals on piano. ▲

LAC LA BICHE - The Ecole Sainte-Catherine Christmas concert, which took place on Dec. 19 at the Francophone school in Lac Lac La Biche, featured students from kindergarten to Grade 6 singing various Christmas songs such as O Nuit de Paix (Holy Night), L’Enfant au Tambour (Little Drummer Boy), and La Marche des Rois Mages (The March of the Kings).

In between the musical performances were short theatrical skits put on by students who acted out scenes, including Bethlehem at Christmastime. 

The Francophone school is part of the Conseil Scolaire Centre-Est school division.

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